Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review

The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermo...

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Main Authors:	Abdul Malek, Nurhayati, Mariapan, Manohar, Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal, Aziz, Azlizam
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2010
Subjects:	QK Botany SB Plant culture
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/1/5000-paper-by-Abdul-Malek.pdf

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spelling	iium-43152015-05-28T08:25:34Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/ Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam QK Botany SB Plant culture The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermore, it provides benefits from the economical, social, communal, environmental and aesthetical aspects. Parks and open spaces improved the quality of life of cities and neighbourhood by the city amenities and facilities. The conceptual framework on quality of a neighbourhood park in this paper is derived from a multidisciplinary study in the fields of landscape architecture, leisure, recreation, tourism and environment. This framework allows for theory-based consolidation of facts and ideas as well as practical implications for the development of tools to evaluate the aspects of quality in a Malaysian neighbourhood park. Neighbourhood park was chosen as the subject of assessment for this tool because it has social, economic and cultural values on our everyday lives. Not only does it provide revenue benefits for health and mental well-being, it also serves as a societal and community’s meeting place for certain residential neighbourhood. This paper critically reviews the outcome of analyses literature that defines the concept of quality for a neighbourhood park. The result from this study is being used to guide future research regarding the development of a framework to define aspects of quality in Malaysian local parks. 2010 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/4315/1/5000-paper-by-Abdul-Malek.pdf Abdul Malek, Nurhayati and Mariapan, Manohar and Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal and Aziz, Azlizam (2010) Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review. In: Healthy Parks Healthy People: International Congress 2010, 11-16 April 2010, Melbourne Convention Centre, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.hphpcentral.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/5000-paper-by-Abdul-Malek.pdf
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description	The fundamentals of urban open space management suggest that a thoughtfully implemented urban development should include more than just great buildings. It should include parks and open spaces because both buildings and open spaces benefit from each other through the quality of each space. Furthermore, it provides benefits from the economical, social, communal, environmental and aesthetical aspects. Parks and open spaces improved the quality of life of cities and neighbourhood by the city amenities and facilities. The conceptual framework on quality of a neighbourhood park in this paper is derived from a multidisciplinary study in the fields of landscape architecture, leisure, recreation, tourism and environment. This framework allows for theory-based consolidation of facts and ideas as well as practical implications for the development of tools to evaluate the aspects of quality in a Malaysian neighbourhood park. Neighbourhood park was chosen as the subject of assessment for this tool because it has social, economic and cultural values on our everyday lives. Not only does it provide revenue benefits for health and mental well-being, it also serves as a societal and community’s meeting place for certain residential neighbourhood. This paper critically reviews the outcome of analyses literature that defines the concept of quality for a neighbourhood park. The result from this study is being used to guide future research regarding the development of a framework to define aspects of quality in Malaysian local parks.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam
author_facet	Abdul Malek, Nurhayati Mariapan, Manohar Mohd Shariff, Mustafa Kamal Aziz, Azlizam
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title	Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_short	Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_full	Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_fullStr	Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_full_unstemmed	Assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
title_sort	assessing the quality of green open spaces: a review
publishDate	2010
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